One of the devices that is rumored and that Apple will probably present at the event in a few hours, is the iPad Air with M1 chip. The good news is that the performance of the chip has already been amply proven to be excellent. Not only in the company's computers, but also in the iPad Pro. For this reason, it is thought that by inserting this chip in the iPad Air, it will have the same power as the iPad Pro. This can be a great comparative offense, especially all in the price.
This afternoon we will have before us Tim Cook announcing what may be the devices that will mark the future of 2022 for the company until the new iPhone is presented in the last quarter. At the moment we know that Apple may present a new improved phone model from the SE range with 5G, a Mac Studio and its Apple Studio Display screen and the protagonist of this entry, the new iPad Air with 5G and M1 chip with the same working capacity as the iPad Pro.
Previous rumors about the new iPad Air suggested that it would feature the A15 Bionic chip, the same one found in the iPhone 13 and iPad mini 6th generation. However, it seems that Apple wants to close the gap between the iPad Air and the iPad Pro even more, this time with the addition of a more powerful chip. That's why the iPad Air 5 (codenamed J408) will have the same M1 chip that Apple uses in the 2021 models of the iPad Pro and also in the first generation of Mac with Apple Silicon, which includes the 24-inch iMac and the 2020 MacBook Air.
It is a significant advance and a very important qualitative and quantitative improvement. The M1 chip is about 50% faster than the A15 Bionic and 70% more powerful than the A14 Bionic (which is the one in the 4th generation iPad Air). While A15 Bionic has 6 core CPU and 5 core GPU, M1 chip comes with 8 core CPU and 7 core GPU, in addition to 8 GB of RAM in its lowest configuration.
In addition to these technical specifications, you have to know that this new iPad Air 5 is expected to come with a new technology under the arm. We will have the 5G network incorporated in it, with which we will not only have faster internally and in the execution of tasks, but it will also go faster in network connections thanks to that power of the 5G chip.
We can also confirm that the iPad Air 5 will maintain the same screen resolution as the current 4th generation iPad Air. An updated front camera with Center Stage support is expected for the new iPad. The screen is the key to differentiating between the different iPads.
As we said at the beginning, this can be a comparative offense between the Air and Pro models of the iPad. However, there are elements that differentiate them a lot. Considering, for example, that iPad Pro has a ProMotion display with XDR technology. In addition, it is certain that some of the Pro accessories do not work for the Air and above all, it must be taken into account that it is very likely that Apple will update the iPad Pro later this year, with a much more powerful chip and therefore again , take and ensure its hegemony as the most powerful iPad in the entire range.
All this is supposed to be seen in the event tonight. It is not surprising that Apple wants to modernize one of the iPads that best sales result gives the company. It is betting on insurance. Give more power and execution capacity to the lightest iPad that the company has. Now, you could think about getting a new iPad, different in everything, not just design and interior updates.
Patience